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Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 2002

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
October 2002
1-Month		62.58°F
(16.99°C)		66.80°F
(19.33°C)		-4.22°F
(-2.34°C)		5th Coolest
Coolest since:
1925
124th Warmest
Warmest since:
1963
Sep–Oct 2002
2-Month		71.11°F
(21.73°C)		72.31°F
(22.39°C)		-1.20°F
(-0.66°C)		26th Coolest
Coolest since:
1925
103rd Warmest
Warmest since:
1963
Aug–Oct 2002
3-Month		76.05°F
(24.47°C)		76.58°F
(24.77°C)		-0.53°F
(-0.30°C)		42nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
87th Warmest
Warmest since:
1947
Ties: 1964
Jul–Oct 2002
4-Month		79.24°F
(26.24°C)		79.11°F
(26.17°C)		0.13°F
(0.07°C)		73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Jun–Oct 2002
5-Month		80.19°F
(26.77°C)		79.55°F
(26.42°C)		0.64°F
(0.35°C)		88th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
41st Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
May–Oct 2002
6-Month		78.90°F
(26.06°C)		78.45°F
(25.81°C)		0.45°F
(0.25°C)		80th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
49th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Apr–Oct 2002
7-Month		77.05°F
(25.03°C)		76.32°F
(24.62°C)		0.73°F
(0.41°C)		88th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
41st Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Ties: 1980
Mar–Oct 2002
8-Month		73.88°F
(23.27°C)		73.40°F
(23.00°C)		0.48°F
(0.27°C)		82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
47th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Oct 2002
9-Month		71.07°F
(21.71°C)		70.23°F
(21.24°C)		0.84°F
(0.47°C)		91st Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
38th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Oct 2002
10-Month		68.47°F
(20.26°C)		67.25°F
(19.58°C)		1.22°F
(0.68°C)		104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 2001–Oct 2002
11-Month		66.44°F
(19.13°C)		65.03°F
(18.35°C)		1.41°F
(0.78°C)		109th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 2001–Oct 2002
12-Month		65.82°F
(18.79°C)		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		1.81°F
(1.01°C)		118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
May 2001–Oct 2002
18-Month		70.49°F
(21.38°C)		68.82°F
(20.46°C)		1.67°F
(0.92°C)		119th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 2000–Oct 2002
24-Month		64.95°F
(18.31°C)		64.00°F
(17.78°C)		0.95°F
(0.53°C)		104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Nov 1999–Oct 2002
36-Month		65.68°F
(18.71°C)		63.98°F
(17.77°C)		1.70°F
(0.94°C)		118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Nov 1998–Oct 2002
48-Month		65.65°F
(18.69°C)		63.97°F
(17.76°C)		1.68°F
(0.93°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
4th Warmest
Warmest to Date
2018
Nov 1997–Oct 2002
60-Month		65.53°F
(18.63°C)		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		1.57°F
(0.87°C)		117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
7th Warmest
Warmest to Date
2016
Ties: 2003, 2017

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